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The replay showed that was an excellent call on the rolling coverage.

Asante Samuel with the pick-6. 28-3. I'll think they'll cover.

Absolutely unbelievable run after the catch by Watson. 21-3

Yeah, I'd so those 2nd half adjustments are looking good.

I'm a Skins fan, so call me crazy, but I would have thought a Seahawks fan would have wanted the Giants or Panthers. Both have better offenses than Washington, but neither has looked as sharp coming down the stretch, and Washington's defense is starting to really limit opponents right now.

I'm a Skins fan, but Belichick makes really good 2nd half adjustments. However, so does Jack Del Rio, the Jags won most of their games in the 2nd half this year. Should be good one to watch.

Wow, Branch drops 6 points.

Skins win with 122 total offensive yards. Good defensive game.

They did go 3-and-out, but so did Washington because Simeon Rice is a manchild. Good looking follow-up drive.........nevermind, Simms just lost about 15 yds on a sack.

14-0, Skins off two turnovers. TB will be in trouble with a 3-and-out here.

Speaking of the others. Was Omar Jacobs (Bowling Green QB, I think that's his name) a senior this year?

And 5 inches. Vick is listed at 6-0, Young is 6-5.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. However, I find it very shortsighted to question the on-the-field intelligence and label as just an athlete a QB that lead the college game in passer rating. Yes, without the Rose Bowl, Young isn't getting as much hype as he is now. But, that doesn't mean he doesn't deserve it. He's played like that all year, but this is the first time everyone watched.

I've been trying to post that in this thread for over an hour. I can't seem to post anything with a link or long quote in this thread, thanks for adding it.

Steve Young and Joe Theisman say, "Hi". Both were passers capable of scrambling, just like McNabb and Culpeper. I'll give you Vick since he hasn't thrown the ball very well on any level. FYI, Vince Young lead the nation in passer rating this year. He can throw the ball well, but he can also beat you with his feet, which puts a lot more pressure on defenses. McNabb went to 4 straight NFC conference championship games and one super bowl. Hardly the player to bring up for an argument that his type of player won't be successful.

ESPN is reporting that JT Snow has agreed to a 1 yr / $2M deal with the Sox, pending a physical. ESPN.com Good news. Youk's backup/platoon mate is set. Now they need a CF and RH 4th OF. Mods, main forum?

Ha, look at the dates of all those articles. December 21-25. In other words, complete knee-jerk reactions to the Damon signing. Here's one to a site that you used to have in your sig. I guess Baseball Prospectus is no longer a worthy analysis site since their view doesn't fit with your rant. BasballProspectus.com I find their take more credible than that of a couple of beat writers.

Thanks Mr. Luft. Oh wait, you aren't Jacob Luft, so nevermind, I'll guess I'll have to respond to what he says. I can appreciate if you don't like the direction the team is taking, but saying it is dirctionless is pretty hyperbolic. Let's look at the moves. 1. They trade a top-10 prospect (Hanley) who's progression had slowed significantly below expectations, a good SP prospect (Sanchez), and a middle relief prospect (Delgado) for a 25 y/o proven MLB pitcher and a GG 3B coming off a bad offensive year. Beckett alone makes this a good deal. He's Papelbon++. Better velocity, good secondary pitches, and he has been pitching in the bigs for 4+ years now. Taking Lowell as part of the package was necessary, but I think it is a little unwise to write him off after one bad year. He's a RH pull hitter moving into the best park for that type of hitter. 2. They trade away a bad contract +$$$ (Renteria) for Baseball Prospectus's #1 rated prospect. So, the disappointing top-10 prospect lost in the first deal is replaced by someone better. Sure it opens a hole for the immediate future, but not if you consider what Renteria did for the team last year and the fact that they have someone on the roster, Cora, that can give them equivalent production. Renteria was a huge disappointment last year, yet they still won 95 games. Cora + the money sent to Atlanta is more cost effective than $10M per year for what Edgar was providing. 3. They trade away their backup C to upgrade 2B. Make no mistake, even if he continues the normal regression, Loretta will give them more than what Bellhorn/Graffanino/Cora gave them at 2B last year. Additionally, this opens the backup C spot for a young prospect (Shoppach) deserving of a shot at the bigs. Tek is only getting older, so they need to start thinking now about his replacement. Shoppach is an option, so it makes sense to see what he's got before trading him away. Especially since he wasn't drawing much interest in the trade market. 4. They let Damon walk. I never thought more than 3 years made sense for him. He's very likely to start a steep regression in 2 years when you consider the position he plays and his age. Plus, anything longer would block two recent draft picks that have the same skill set and are likely to be ready by then. What is the trend? Pick-up a 25 y/o potential ace, acquire a 21 y/o top-5 prospect, make room for a catching prospect, don't get stuck with a big money contract for an older player. It seems pretty evident to me. They are looking beyond 2006/2007. I can understand if you don't like it, but that is completely different than claiming they don't have a plan.

I'll admit when I'm wrong, and the Rose Bowl made me wrong this time. If Young comes out, the Texans should take him. He's a better fit for a team without a good O-Line. Who the hell's gonna sack a guy they can't touch?

You elaborated while I was looking the info up, so I apologize for not seeing those posts. I haven't found any discrepancies on either of these sites in regards to player contracts.

I'd really like to see you support this claim.

Plus, you have to figure what the organizational philosophy is at the time. Are they trying to win now, or build an annual contenter? If it's win now, then Manny and Matt are a better option. However, if Angelos sees that even with a HOF slugger and good pitcher, his team won't contend for the playoffs, then a deal with prospects is probably more appealing. Angelos has proved himself to be a star-gazer that doesn't make sound moves in the past, but he could be learning from mistakes. The O's could certainly use some help in their farm system.

MLB4U.com and Harballdollars.com both have Sanders at 2 years / $10M, meaning $5M per. Way to completely overstate his contract in order to try and put the FO in a bad light. Talk about creative editting. The FO didn't blow anything. Yeah, I know you will call this spin because it doesn't fit into your view of what happened, but they set a price and stuck by it. He may not be getting overpaid this year or next, but those last two years are seriously questionable. I'd prefer the team have the flexibility to either pursue bigger talent in two years (Andruw Jones) or have room for a promising youngster with the same skill set and a better arm (Jacoby Ellsbury).

Good point about the contact comparison. Youk has 5.36 PA/K (8.54 in MiLB ), while Loretta has 10.80 PA/K (10.67 in MiLB ). However, Youk has a 0.67 career GO/FO, while Loretta's is 0.87 (based on incomplete data since they didn't keep GO and FO data before 1999). So, Loretta is more likely to GIDP. It could go either way. These two, as it stands right now, should without a doubt be at the top of the order.

Good points RS and SFoC. Hopefully people can recognize that the FO is willing to do this, it just depends on the player. Wake, being a knuckleballer, is unlikely to suffer arm problems, so they wouldn't expect a decline. And with Trot, they extended him at 29 and just before his last arbitration year, keeping him after 3 straight 130+ game, 20+ HR seasons.